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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 6.5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 1 ft, and this flight then touched down at 201 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 4,095 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 282 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 17 at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP), with a takeoff distance of 1,612 meters, which accounted for 66% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 27°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 130 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile south of KMSP and saw the aircraft ascend from 1,841 feet above sea level to 37,035 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,194 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 133 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of Humboldt, Iowa. This phase lasted for 19 minutes and covered a distance of 500 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 10 miles south of Clayton, Oklahoma, and descended from 37,409 feet above sea level to 6,747 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,662 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 102 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northwest of Prosper, Texas, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The final descent phase began 1 mile west of Oak Point, Texas, and saw the aircraft descend from 6,097 feet above sea level to 1,858 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,239 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 17C at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW), heading 180 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,281 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 134 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown distance was 279 meters, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 28°C temperature and a wind speed of 7 knots at 150 degrees, with a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,447 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The final leg of the flight involved taxiing to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 769 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 72 minutes. The aircraft used 4,828 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 17C at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 180.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's final approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 138 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 279 meters, which is within the expected range. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. The touchdown rate of -323 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft's wheels made contact with the runway with a moderate amount of force.
One minor issue was observed during the landing, as the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline. This deviation may have been due to a slight miscalculation of the aircraft's position or a minor error in navigation. Despite this, the pilot's overall performance was impressive, and the aircraft came to a stop within a short distance.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a gentle wind of 7 knots at 150°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 4 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable. The total landing distance of 1,447 meters was 35% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent and touchdown.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot had maintained control over the aircraft's direction and speed during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was a success, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident throughout the entire process.
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